Items

Unit

Plant 1

Plant 2

Plant 3*

Plant 4*

Plant 5

Plant 6*

Plant 7

Plant 8

The RO system cost

$

35,000

27,000

35,000

32,000

40,000

28,600

25,400

45,000

RO system installation cost

$

7,000

5,000

7,000

6,500

0

5,000

4,500

0

Generator power

kVA

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

Well drill cost with motor cost

$

1300

1300

1300

1300

1300

1300

1300

1300

Building cost (15 × 7) m

$

22,245.8

22,245.8

22,245.8

22,245.8

22,245.8

22,245.8

22,245.8

22,245.8

Fuel consuming by generator

litre/hr

9

7

9

9

9

7

7

9

Daily working hour of plant

hr

10

10

10

22

8

20

22

22

Membrane element cost

$

850

850

850

850

850

850

850

850

Number of elements

No.

16

16

12

12

9

6

6

12

Replacement period in months

Month

12

12

12

5

12

9

6

5

The selling price of water

$/m3

1.69

1.69

0.64

0.85

1.69

0.85

1.69

1.69